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Friday, June 01, 2018

Shortwave Radiogram schedules

Hello friends,

I continue to be amazed by how well the MFSK64 mode (240 wpm)
decodes, even with limited signal strength and interference from atmospheric or
local noise. If you reports, it would be helpful if you can provide rough
estimate of what percent of the text in each mode decoded correctly. Sometimes
your images will be fuzzy, but the text, with its forward error correction,
will often be 100%.

One interesting report last weekend was a tweet
from Frederic @F4ECA, who tuned in using an old Panasonic RX-CW55L boombox
(with shortwave bands), decoding (apparently via acoustic coupling) on an
Android tablet with the TIVAR app. Also see the receiving setup, including loop antenna, used by
Ralf @ralf_bender at his vacation hotel on the North Sea.

The Mighty KBC transmits to Europe Saturdays at 1500-1600 UTC
on 9400 kHz (via Bulgaria), with the minute of MFSK at about 1530 UTC (if you
are outside of Europe, listen via websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/ ). And to
North America Sundays at 0000-0200 UTC (Saturday 8-10 pm EDT) on new 9925 kHz,
via Germany. The minute of MFSK is at about 0130 UTC. Reports to Eric: themightykbc@gmail.com . See also http://www.kbcradio.eu/ and https://www.facebook.com/TheMightyKbc/.

Italian Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) Five minutes of MFSK32 is
at the end of the 30-minute English-language “Shortwave Panorama. For the
complete IBC transmission schedule visit http://ibcradio.webs.com/ ;

Broad Spectrum Radio is transmitted by WRMI Florida Mondays at 0700-0800
UTC on 5850 and 7730 kHz. MFSK32 is broadcast during the second half hour of
the show. Reports to broadspectrumradio@gmail.com.